Opelika City Schools' Calendar


OPELIKA CITY SCHOOLS

CALENDAR 2008-2009 SY

July 31, August 1, 4, 5, 2008

(*Teacher work/prof days)

Teachers’ Pre-School Planning

August 4, 2008

Meet Your Teacher – K-5th grade only

              (7:30-10:00 a.m. or 1:00-2:00 p.m.)

August 6, 2008

First Day of School (full day)

October 15, 2008

*Teacher Work/Prof day (students do not attend)

January 5, 2009

*Teacher Work/Prof day (students do not attend)

February 16, 2009   ¨ Bad weather make-up day if needed

*Teacher Work/Prof day (students do not attend)

April 10, 2009 ?     ¨ Bad weather make-up day if needed

*Teacher Work/Prof day (students do not attend)

May 21, 2009

Last Day of School (full day)

May 22, 2009

*Teacher Work/Prof day (students do not attend)

* 9 Teacher Workdays - A minimum of 5 professional development days to be determined by school principal and assistant superintendent for instruction.

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                                                                  HOLIDAYS

Labor Day

September 1, 2008

Fall Break

October 13-14, 2008

Veterans’ Day

November 11, 2008

Thanksgiving

November 26, 27, & 28, 2008

Christmas & New Year

December 22, 2008 – January 5, 2009

  School dismisses December 19 (full day) & reopens January 6, 2009.   Teachers return January 5, 2009 for a teacher work/prof day.

Martin Luther King’s Birthday

January 19, 2009

Spring Break   

(School re-opens March 23, 2009)

March 16-March 20, 2009

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0 Days Missed

Last Day of School – May 21, 2009

1 Day Missed – (¨3rd / 4th quarter bad weather day – Depending on the date a bad weather day occurs, February 16, or April 10 will be used as a make-up day and will become a student attendance day.   The teacher workday will be moved to the next possible workday after graduation.

Last Day of School – May 22, 2009

2 Days Missed

To be determined

Teachers work 1 day after students’ last day

May 22, 2009

Opelika High School Graduation

May 22, 2009

? Revision:  Change of the Teacher Work/Prof day for April 2009 from Monday, April 13th to Friday, April 10th.


OPELIKA CITY SCHOOLS

ATTENDANCE REPORTING PERIODS

2008-09

NOTE:     Each of the attendance months one (1) through nine (9) will consist of twenty (20) consecutive pupil attendance days. 

ATTENDANCE MONTH

DAYS IN ATTENDANCE

1

August 6 – September 3

2

September 4 – October 1

3

October 2 - November 3

4

November 4 - December 5

5

December 8 - January 20

6

January 21 - February 18

7

February 19 - March 25

8

March 26 - April 23

9

April 24 - May 21

The following days are “Non-Attendance Days” and are not to be included on the attendance register.

September        1, 2008

October           13-15, 2008

November        11; 26-28, 2008

December        22-31, 2008

January             1-5; 19, 2009

February          16, 2009

March              16-20, 2009

April                 10, 2009

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REPORTING PERIODS AND DISTRIBUTION OF REPORT CARDS FOR ALL SCHOOLS

QUARTERS

# OF DAYS

REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION

 

 

FIRST        August 6 - October 8, 2008

45

 October 15, 2008 – Elementary (Parent Conference Distribution)

 October 17, 2008 – Secondary

SECOND   October 9- December 19, 2008

45

 January 9, 2009

 

THIRD       January 6 - March 11, 2009

45

 March 25, 2009

 

FOURTH   March 12 - May 21, 2009

45

 May 21, 2009 – Elementary

 May 22, 2009 – Secondary - Mailed

 

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